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Minister with responsibility for Sport in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley. (FILE)
Minister with responsibility for Sport in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley. (FILE)

Gov’t to Provide Assistance to Sports Associations

The Government is to provide financial assistance to sports associations and federations to help offset the cost of using the sporting venues managed by Independence Parks Limited (IPL). This was disclosed by Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita...
Executive Director of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO), Carey Brown, addresses a JIS Think Tank today (January 30), at the JIS head office in Kingston.
Executive Director of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO), Carey Brown, addresses a JIS Think Tank today (January 30), at the JIS head office in Kingston.

JADCO Rolls Out Programme to Educate Athletes and Support Personnel
Information Minister, Senator, the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (right), flips through the pages of an ESPN booklet, while conversing with the entity’s Associate Director, Affiliate Sales, Fredrico Peres, during a tour of the exhibition staged by participants at the annual general meeting of the Caribbean Cable and Telecommunications Association (CCTA), held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, on February 4. Minister Falconer was guest speaker at the Association’s luncheon.
Information Minister, Senator, the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (right), flips through the pages of an ESPN booklet, while conversing with the entity’s Associate Director, Affiliate Sales, Fredrico Peres, during a tour of the exhibition staged by participants at the annual general meeting of the Caribbean Cable and Telecommunications Association (CCTA), held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, on February 4. Minister Falconer was guest speaker at the Association’s luncheon.

Information Minister Calls for Realignment of Cable and Telecoms Sector
Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (centre), shares with students of the St. Andrew-based American International School of Kingston (AISK), at the launch of the school’s Sport Feva on February 3, on the grounds of the institution.
Minister with responsibility for Sport, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (centre), shares with students of the St. Andrew-based American International School of Kingston (AISK), at the launch of the school’s Sport Feva on February 3, on the grounds of the institution.

Jamaicans Encouraged To Take Up Non-Traditional Sports
Executive Director of Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO), Carey Brown (left) and Manager of Anti-Doping Initiatives, Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES), Kerine Henrie (right), respond to a question at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.
Executive Director of Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO), Carey Brown (left) and Manager of Anti-Doping Initiatives, Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES), Kerine Henrie (right), respond to a question at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.

JADCO Head Says Partnership is Vital to Anti-Doping Programme

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Budget 2015/2016Sport

$25 Million for Irrigation System

The Government is to spend $25 million this year on the development of an irrigation system for the Trelawny Stadium field. The money has been set aside in the 2015/16 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. Being implemented by Independence Park Limited, through funding from the Consolidated Fund, the project aims to develop and install a sustainable...
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Education Ministry Develops Policy on Transfer

The Ministry of Education has developed a policy framework for the transfer of student athletes between schools. This is aimed at stamping out the unethical practice of some high schools recruiting students primarily for sporting activities, without due consideration for their academic development. The framework was developed in association with the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA). In a statement to...
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New Stands Installed At Leila Robinson Courts

The stands at the Leila Robinson Netball Courts at the National Arena have been expanded and improved to provide more comfortable seating for spectators. The work, undertaken by the Sports Development Foundation (SDF) at a cost of $13 million, forms part of a $36 million project to upgrade the overall facility, located at Independence Park Complex. Last year, a state-of-the-art...
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Executive Director of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO), Carey Brown, addresses a JIS Think Tank today (January 30), at the JIS head office in Kingston.
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Students to Learn About Anti-Doping Via Curriculum

The Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) has indicated plans to introduce anti-doping to students via the school curriculum, as it places emphasis on preventative education as part of its focus areas. Executive Director of JADCO, Carey Brown, said “the idea is to train [junior athletes] early, so that instead of them wanting to try a prohibited substance or method, they will...
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Executive Director of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO), Carey Brown, addresses a JIS Think Tank today (January 30), at the JIS head office in Kingston.
Sport

JADCO to Introduce Blood Testing

Executive Director of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO), Carey Brown, has indicated that the agency is well to its way to introducing blood testing by the end of the 2014/15 fiscal year. He made the announcement at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ today (January 30) at the agency’s head office in Kingston. “We are targeting before the end...
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Minister with Responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley (centre), makes a point to Chairman, Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission, Hon. R. Danny Williams (left), at the Jamaica Anti Doping Commission’s symposium, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre on January 29. At right is General Secretary for the Jamaica Boxing Board of Control, Leroy Brown.
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Government Strengthening Structures to Protect Athletes

The Government has embarked on the development and strengthening of appropriate structures and framework that will protect athletes and provide a level playing field in the world of competition. This was noted by Minister with Responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, at the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) symposium, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, on January 29. The symposium...
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